Erma Iola ASHBY b. 8 Apr 1914 Burdett, Washington, Colorado, USA d. 30 Nov 1998 Greeley, Weld, Colorado, USA: An Armstrong & A Heffernan

1914 - 1998 (84 years)

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Name	Erma Iola ASHBY [1, 2, 3]
Birth	8 Apr 1914	Burdett, Washington, Colorado, USA [4, 5, 6]
Gender	Female
Residence	1971	Stoneham, Weld, Colorado, USA
Death	30 Nov 1998	Greeley, Weld, Colorado, USA [2, 7]
Obituary	1 Dec 1998	Sterling, Logan, Colorado, USA
Obituary
Erma Iola Curtis, 84, passed away on November 30, 1998, in Greeley, at the home of her daughter. Visitation and viewing will be from noon to 8 p.m. on Wedneday, Dec. 2 at Chaney-Walters Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, Dec. 3, 1998 at 2 p.m. at Chaney-Walters in Sterling, with the Rev. Ronald Pingelton officiating. Burial will follow at Riverside Cemetery. Mrs. Curtis was born on April 8, 1914, at her folk's homestead in Burdette, Colorado, the daughter of Walter and Florence Olive Dee Ashby. Her parents had "proved up" on the homestead and received their Homestead Patent on July 16, 1914. When Erma was three years old, her family moved to Sterling where her father worked for Great Western Sugar Company. On July 6, 1936, Erma married Randall Curtis in Sidney, Nebraska. during their life together Erma and Randall lived on ranches in Montana and Colorado, living in Westcliff, Fleming, Crook, Stoneham, and Sterling. Randall Curtis passed away on October 11, 1969. In 1972 Erma moved from Stoneham to Sterling where she lived until she moved to Crook, then Sterling, and finally Greeley. Erma Curtis was a member of the First Christian Church, as were her parents. Mrs. Curtis was preceded in death by her husband, Rndall Curtis; two daughters, Jackie Raye Curtis and Anita Kay Kohlschmidt; a stepson, Cecil Curtis; her parents; her brothers, James and Harold Ashby; and her sister, Leone Reese. Erma is survived by her children, Betty Snow of Loveland; Randall Edward and Cindy Curtis of Lakewood; Vicki and Jim Gutierrez of Greeley; Darrel and Denise Curtis of Sterling; David and Donna Curtis of Loveland; two brothers, Bernard and Dorothy Ashby, and Elton and Bernadine Ashby; 16 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, it was Erma's wish that donations be made to the American Red Cross.
Burial	3 Dec 1998	Sterling, Logan, Colorado, USA
Burial	Address: Riverside Cemetery Colorado Logan County
Person ID	I5141	An Armstrong & A Heffernan
Last Modified	22 Jul 2016

Father	Walter ASHBY, b. 25 Oct 1874, , Tama, Iowa, USA d. 10 Sep 1953, Sterling, Logan, Colorado, USA (Age 78 years)
Mother	Florence Olive DEE, b. 2 May 1891, Guthrie Center, Guthrie, Iowa, USA d. 28 May 1971, Sterling, Logan, Colorado, USA (Age 80 years)
Alt. Marriage	6 Dec 1906	Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA
Alt. Marriage	Alt. Marriage
Marriage	20 Dec 1906	Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA [8, 9]
Family ID	F1151	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Elda Doyle JONES, b. 1910, , , Oklahoma, USA d. Deceased

Marriage Abt 1930

Children

1. Living

Family ID F2195 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 15 Jul 2010

Family 2 Randall Mervin CURTIS, b. 11 Oct 1912 d. 11 Oct 1969 (Age 57 years)

Marriage 6 Jul 1936 Sidney, Cheyenne, Nebraska, USA [10]

Children

	1. Living
	2. Jackie Ray CURTIS, b. 1943 d. 1944 (Age 1 year)
	3. Living
	4. Anita Kay CURTIS, b. Abt 1945 d. Bef 1999 (Age ~ 53 years)
	5. Living
	6. Living

Family ID F2196 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 22 Jul 2016

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	Birth - 8 Apr 1914 - Burdett, Washington, Colorado, USA
	Marriage - 6 Jul 1936 - Sidney, Cheyenne, Nebraska, USA
	Residence - 1971 - Stoneham, Weld, Colorado, USA
	Death - 30 Nov 1998 - Greeley, Weld, Colorado, USA
	Obituary - Obituary - 1 Dec 1998 - Sterling, Logan, Colorado, USA
	Burial - Address: Riverside Cemetery Colorado Logan County - 3 Dec 1998 - Sterling, Logan, Colorado, USA

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Sources

[S116] 1930 Logan, CO, ED 16, pg 7A-B.
Erma Jones
[S1060] Cemetery, Riverside, Sterling, Logan Co, CO, Erma I Curtis.
[S767] Obituary, Sterling Journal-Advocate, 1 Dec 1998, Erma Iola Curtis.
[S528] SSDI, (FamilySearch.org), Curtis, Erma I.
8 Apr 1914
[S1060] Cemetery, Riverside, Sterling, Logan Co, CO, Erma I Curtis.
8 Apr 1914
[S116] 1930 Logan, CO, ED 16, pg 7A-B.
age 17, Colorado
[S528] SSDI, (FamilySearch.org), Curtis, Erma I.
30 Nov 1988, last residence, Weld, Colorado
[S1357] 1910 Washington CO, ED 260, pg 10A.
married 3 years.
[S1361] Iowa County Marriages, 1838-1934, (FamilySearch.org), Ashby, Walter.
to Florence O Dee, 20 Dec 1907, Woodbury, Ioway
[S767] Obituary, Sterling Journal-Advocate, 1 Dec 1998, Erma Iola Curtis.
6 Jul 1936, Sidney, Nebraska